Follow the progress of the Bell Park Bears art project. Bell Park Academic Centre is working with community members to create 16 unique bears that will be installed around the school grounds.

Friday, May 6, 2011

Amazing Friday: Designs Are Set!

This was a fantastic Friday. We had parents, grandparents, younger siblings, as well as students from Auburn High School, and Graham Creighton Jr. High join us. It was a high energy day with the design ideas being set. They included: Alien/Secret Agent bear, Spiderman/Space bear, Butterfly bear, and Bugs bear.

There was tons of energy as everyone worked together. It was great to see the adults, teens, and children on the floor trying to draw their designs on the mock bears. There was sharing. There was caring. There was laughing. And oh the noise….the Grade 1’s were a barrel of energy as they worked on their ideas in the gym.

One of the guys from Auburn connected really well with some of the Grade 1 and 2 boys. They hung off him like he was a superhero. It was great to see.

Welcome to the Bear Blog

Thank you for showing an interest in the Bear Blog. This blog will be the home of the project. We will be updating the blog with pictures, video, short write ups.

Where did the bears come from?

These bears are made by a local artist, Len White, who has a child at the Bell Park Academic Centre. He sells his work in the community of East Preston. At least one of the Bears will be carved on display at the school. This will provide direct connections between a local artist and the larger communities of East Preston, Mineville, and Lake Echo.

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The 4C's Foundation

The 4 C's foundation is the main sponsor of this project. The mandate of the 4Cs Foundation is to build connections between children and their communities through arts projects in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.